Visa (NYSE:V) Stock Unloaded Rep. Josh Gottheimer

Key Points

• Representative Josh Gottheimer sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in shares of Visa on July 14th, as disclosed in a filing on August 11th.
• Visa reported a quarterly earnings per share of $2.98, exceeding analysts' estimates and marking a 14.3% year-over-year revenue growth.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.59, set to be paid on September 2nd, representing a 0.7% dividend yield.

Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently sold shares of Visa Inc. NYSE: V. In a filing disclosed on August 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Visa stock on July 14th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Walmart NYSE: WMT on 7/28/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines NYSE: IBM on 7/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Natera NASDAQ: NTRA on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories NYSE: ABT on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Independence Realty Trust NYSE: IRT on 7/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SpringWorks Therapeutics NASDAQ: SWTX on 7/2/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ConocoPhillips NYSE: COP on 6/24/2025.

Visa Price Performance

Visa stock opened at $336.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $351.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $347.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $617.28 billion, a PE ratio of 32.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Visa Inc. has a 12-month low of $258.74 and a 12-month high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.85 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $10.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.82 billion. Visa had a net margin of 52.16% and a return on equity of 58.93%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.42 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 12th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 12th. Visa's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.05%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on V. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $391.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Mizuho raised shares of Visa from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $359.00 to $425.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "buy" rating for the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Visa from $370.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. They set a "buy" rating and a $410.00 price objective for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $380.84.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Visa

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of V. Keystone Global Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. von Borstel & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 82.0% during the second quarter. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,630 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $353.82, for a total value of $3,053,466.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 537 shares in the company, valued at $190,001.34. This represents a 94.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 11,636 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.00, for a total value of $4,363,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at $9,904,875. This trade represents a 30.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 75,100 shares of company stock worth $27,643,224. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025. Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

About Visa

Visa Inc operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services.

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